diff --git a/core/modules/menu/lib/Drupal/menu/Access/DeleteLinkAccessCheck.php b/core/modules/menu/lib/Drupal/menu/Access/DeleteLinkAccessCheck.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 45560dc..0000000
--- a/core/modules/menu/lib/Drupal/menu/Access/DeleteLinkAccessCheck.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * @file
- * Contains \Drupal\menu\Access\DeleteLinkAccessCheck.
- */
-
-namespace Drupal\menu\Access;
-
-use Drupal\Core\Access\StaticAccessCheckInterface;
-use Symfony\Component\Routing\Route;
-use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
-
-/**
- * Access check for menu link delete routes.
- */
-class DeleteLinkAccessCheck implements StaticAccessCheckInterface {
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public function appliesTo() {
-    return array('_access_menu_delete_link');
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  public function access(Route $route, Request $request) {
-    if (user_access('administer menu') && $menu_link = $request->attributes->get('menu_link')) {
-      // Links defined via hook_menu may not be deleted. Updated items are an
-      // exception, as they can be broken.
-      return $menu_link->module !== 'system' || $menu_link->updated;
-    }
-    return FALSE;
-  }
-}
diff --git a/core/modules/menu/lib/Drupal/menu/MenuFormController.php b/core/modules/menu/lib/Drupal/menu/MenuFormController.php
index bedb08b..6573865 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu/lib/Drupal/menu/MenuFormController.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu/lib/Drupal/menu/MenuFormController.php
@@ -174,10 +174,8 @@ public function menuNameExists($value) {
    */
   protected function actions(array $form, array &$form_state) {
     $actions = parent::actions($form, $form_state);
-    $menu = $this->entity;
 
-    $system_menus = menu_list_system_menus();
-    $actions['delete']['#access'] = !$menu->isNew() && !isset($system_menus[$menu->id()]);
+    $actions['delete']['#access'] = !$this->entity->isNew() && $this->entity->access('delete');
 
     // Add the language configuration submit handler. This is needed because the
     // submit button has custom submit handlers.
@@ -223,8 +221,10 @@ public function languageConfigurationSubmit(array &$form, array &$form_state) {
    */
   public function save(array $form, array &$form_state) {
     $menu = $this->entity;
+    // @todo Get rid of menu_list_system_menus() https://drupal.org/node/1882552
+    //   Supposed menu item declared by hook_menu()
+    //   Should be moved to submitOverviewForm()
     $system_menus = menu_list_system_menus();
-
     if (!$menu->isNew() || isset($system_menus[$menu->id()])) {
       $this->submitOverviewForm($form, $form_state);
     }
@@ -354,31 +354,27 @@ protected function buildOverviewTreeForm($tree, $delta) {
         );
         // Build a list of operations.
         $operations = array();
-        $links = array();
-        $links['edit'] = array(
+        $operations['edit'] = array(
           'title' => t('Edit'),
           'href' => 'admin/structure/menu/item/' . $item['mlid'] . '/edit',
         );
-        $operations['edit'] = array('#type' => 'link', '#title' => t('Edit'), '#href' => 'admin/structure/menu/item/' . $item['mlid'] . '/edit');
         // Only items created by the menu module can be deleted.
-        if ($item['module'] == 'menu' || $item['updated'] == 1) {
-          $links['delete'] = array(
+        if ($item->access('delete')) {
+          $operations['delete'] = array(
             'title' => t('Delete'),
             'href' => 'admin/structure/menu/item/' . $item['mlid'] . '/delete',
           );
-          $operations['delete'] = array('#type' => 'link', '#title' => t('Delete'), '#href' => 'admin/structure/menu/item/' . $item['mlid'] . '/delete');
         }
         // Set the reset column.
-        elseif ($item['module'] == 'system' && $item['customized']) {
-          $links['reset'] = array(
+        elseif ($item->access('reset')) {
+          $operations['reset'] = array(
             'title' => t('Reset'),
             'href' => 'admin/structure/menu/item/' . $item['mlid'] . '/reset',
           );
-          $operations['reset'] = array('#type' => 'link', '#title' => t('Reset'), '#href' => 'admin/structure/menu/item/' . $item['mlid'] . '/reset');
         }
         $form[$mlid]['operations'] = array(
           '#type' => 'operations',
-          '#links' => $links,
+          '#links' => $operations,
         );
       }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/menu/lib/Drupal/menu/MenuListController.php b/core/modules/menu/lib/Drupal/menu/MenuListController.php
index 139c40b..a9db41e 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu/lib/Drupal/menu/MenuListController.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu/lib/Drupal/menu/MenuListController.php
@@ -49,16 +49,16 @@ public function getOperations(EntityInterface $entity) {
 
     if (isset($operations['edit'])) {
       $operations['edit']['title'] = t('Edit menu');
+      $operations['add'] = array(
+        'title' => t('Add link'),
+        'href' => $uri['path'] . '/add',
+        'options' => $uri['options'],
+        'weight' => 20,
+      );
     }
     if (isset($operations['delete'])) {
       $operations['delete']['title'] = t('Delete menu');
     }
-    $operations['add'] = array(
-      'title' => t('Add link'),
-      'href' => $uri['path'] . '/add',
-      'options' => $uri['options'],
-      'weight' => 20,
-    );
     return $operations;
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/menu/menu.module b/core/modules/menu/menu.module
index 6e208c3..36cedbe 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu/menu.module
+++ b/core/modules/menu/menu.module
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ function menu_menu() {
  */
 function menu_entity_info(&$entity_info) {
   $entity_info['menu']['controllers']['list'] = 'Drupal\menu\MenuListController';
-  $entity_info['menu']['controllers']['access'] = 'Drupal\menu\MenuAccessController';
   $entity_info['menu']['uri_callback'] = 'menu_uri';
   $entity_info['menu']['controllers']['form'] = array(
     'add' => 'Drupal\menu\MenuFormController',
diff --git a/core/modules/menu/menu.routing.yml b/core/modules/menu/menu.routing.yml
index d710470..c5a0d10 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu/menu.routing.yml
+++ b/core/modules/menu/menu.routing.yml
@@ -24,28 +24,28 @@ menu_link_add:
   defaults:
     _content: '\Drupal\menu\Controller\MenuController::addLink'
   requirements:
-    _permission: 'administer menu'
+    _entity_create_access: 'menu_link'
 
 menu_link_edit:
   pattern: '/admin/structure/menu/item/{menu_link}/edit'
   defaults:
     _entity_form: 'menu_link'
   requirements:
-    _permission: 'administer menu'
+    _entity_access: 'menu_link.update'
 
 menu_link_reset:
   pattern: 'admin/structure/menu/item/{menu_link}/reset'
   defaults:
     _entity_form: 'menu_link.reset'
   requirements:
-    _permission: 'administer menu'
+    _entity_access: 'menu_link.reset'
 
 menu_link_delete:
   pattern: 'admin/structure/menu/item/{menu_link}/delete'
   defaults:
     _entity_form: 'menu_link.delete'
   requirements:
-    _access_menu_delete_link: 'TRUE'
+    _entity_access: 'menu_link.delete'
 
 menu_menu_add:
   pattern: '/admin/structure/menu/add'
diff --git a/core/modules/menu/menu.services.yml b/core/modules/menu/menu.services.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index f68094f..0000000
--- a/core/modules/menu/menu.services.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-services:
-  access_check.menu.delete_link:
-    class: Drupal\menu\Access\DeleteLinkAccessCheck
-    tags:
-      - { name: access_check }
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/MenuLinkAccessController.php b/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/MenuLinkAccessController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..664e7da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/MenuLinkAccessController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\menu_link\MenuLinkAccessController.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\menu_link;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityAccessController;
+use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Session\AccountInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Defines an access controller for the menu link entity.
+ *
+ * @see \Drupal\menu_link\Plugin\Core\Entity\MenuLink
+ */
+class MenuLinkAccessController extends EntityAccessController {
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected function checkAccess(EntityInterface $entity, $operation, $langcode, AccountInterface $account) {
+    $access = $account->hasPermission('administer menu');
+    if ($access) {
+      switch ($operation) {
+        case 'reset':
+          // Reset allowed for items defined via hook_menu() and customized.
+          return $entity->module == 'system' && $entity->customized;
+
+        case 'delete':
+          // Only items created by the menu module can be deleted.
+          return $entity->module == 'menu' || $entity->updated == 1;
+
+      }
+    }
+    return $access;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected function checkCreateAccess(AccountInterface $account, array $context, $entity_bundle = NULL) {
+    return $account->hasPermission('administer menu');
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/MenuLinkFormController.php b/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/MenuLinkFormController.php
index 8eb4458..9d58de9 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/MenuLinkFormController.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/MenuLinkFormController.php
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ public function form(array $form, array &$form_state) {
   protected function actions(array $form, array &$form_state) {
     $element = parent::actions($form, $form_state);
     $element['submit']['#button_type'] = 'primary';
-    $element['delete']['#access'] = $this->entity->module == 'menu';
+    $element['delete']['#access'] = $this->entity->access('delete');
 
     return $element;
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/Plugin/Core/Entity/MenuLink.php b/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/Plugin/Core/Entity/MenuLink.php
index 2adf1b7..3ff0fdf 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/Plugin/Core/Entity/MenuLink.php
+++ b/core/modules/menu_link/lib/Drupal/menu_link/Plugin/Core/Entity/MenuLink.php
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
  *   module = "menu_link",
  *   controllers = {
  *     "storage" = "Drupal\menu_link\MenuLinkStorageController",
+ *     "access" = "Drupal\menu_link\MenuLinkAccessController",
  *     "render" = "Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityRenderController",
  *     "form" = {
  *       "default" = "Drupal\menu_link\MenuLinkFormController"
diff --git a/core/modules/menu/lib/Drupal/menu/MenuAccessController.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/MenuAccessController.php
similarity index 78%
rename from core/modules/menu/lib/Drupal/menu/MenuAccessController.php
rename to core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/MenuAccessController.php
index b7128c0..52b272d 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu/lib/Drupal/menu/MenuAccessController.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/MenuAccessController.php
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 /**
  * @file
- * Contains \Drupal\menu\MenuAccessController.
+ * Contains \Drupal\system\MenuAccessController.
  */
 
-namespace Drupal\menu;
+namespace Drupal\system;
 
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityAccessController;
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ protected function checkAccess(EntityInterface $entity, $operation, $langcode, A
     }
     elseif ($operation == 'delete') {
       // System menus could not be deleted.
+      // @todo Refactor in https://drupal.org/node/1882552
       $system_menus = menu_list_system_menus();
       if (isset($system_menus[$entity->id()])) {
         return FALSE;
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ protected function checkAccess(EntityInterface $entity, $operation, $langcode, A
     }
 
     if (in_array($operation, array('update', 'delete'))) {
-      return user_access('administer menu', $account);
+      return $account->hasPermission('administer menu');
     }
   }
 
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ protected function checkAccess(EntityInterface $entity, $operation, $langcode, A
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   protected function checkCreateAccess(AccountInterface $account, array $context, $entity_bundle = NULL) {
-    return user_access('administer menu', $account);
+    return $account->hasPermission('administer menu');
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Plugin/Core/Entity/Menu.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Plugin/Core/Entity/Menu.php
index f12e2a6..ef690c2 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Plugin/Core/Entity/Menu.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Plugin/Core/Entity/Menu.php
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
  *   label = @Translation("Menu"),
  *   module = "system",
  *   controllers = {
- *     "storage" = "Drupal\Core\Config\Entity\ConfigStorageController"
+ *     "storage" = "Drupal\Core\Config\Entity\ConfigStorageController",
+ *     "access" = "Drupal\system\MenuAccessController"
  *   },
  *   config_prefix = "menu.menu",
  *   entity_keys = {